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Thank you. Cleared up that question for me as well.

Yes. I tried 5 or 6 other folks, who all pointed toward Berkeley. Luckily, he saw that we had brought some quality headware and he didn't say "No" before inspection.

AT last! I found a gent in the Bay Area who was willing to clean and bock hats that were not his creations; particulars on request. He like the hats my friends and I brought in last month, that he actually fixed a couple "while-we-waited" in this very retro workshop, complete with antique...

This is back to original topic. When I bought my first serious hat (1976--a Borsalino fedora in "midnight blue"), I lived in NYC: I wore it everywhere. And I took a lot of sh*t from everyone. I was called a lot of things, most politely, "the Cat in the Hat." Some people asked whether i was...

Roger that. I mean, even itf just to see what's underneath. I've got a hair dryer and a patient wife.

Of course. However, the sweat band is attached the liner in enough places to make it difficult to put the foam inside. I was reluctant to take anything apart day one.

Would you remove this lining?

@belfastboy: I know, right? I thought that was strange. I do feel better, hearing you say it.

Just got my first PHD and I am clean towards taking the lining out, myself.

Yes, the Borsalino felts are lovely. The brown hat's felt is "plusher" to the touch, however. They're the same thickness, but I feel that brown one is thicker, fuller. I am familiar with the "extra" in French, and "stra-" in Italian (stravecchio, strastaginato). I thought it odd to mix...

Allora, Daniele: so despite the designation "Qualitá Extra Superiore", on the lining of my brown hat, there's no reason to think that it's made of beaver or rabbit, either. (Extra isn't even a word in Italian, is it?)

Thank you for the welcome plus comments, and I appreciate the honor of being part of the BB, and a member of TFL. Perhaps, after these Borsalini are rehabbed , and I learn how to photograph them like the ones above mine in this thread (really gorgeous!), I'll repost with natural lighting).

Hat #2, was "up in Mary's room behind the clock". No recall when and how it arrived. My name was written on the lining by someone else. No other clues. "Export forbidden" on the sweatband suggests--? too good to let out of the country, or ?not good enough. Thanks much to all for your...

Greetings to all. I am a noob, and if I was supposed to get started @ TFL via a different route, apologies. In penance, I will share 2 hats. They both need a bit of TLC, granted. However, part from trying this myself, it seems that no one near my home will do that for hats they did not...